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At a glance: key committee votes from the April 8 Shelby County commission sessions
Summary
Committee sessions on April 8 produced favorable committee recommendations on multiple items: a Green Line change order, Land Bank parcel sales, Sheriff procurement items, health grants and several Ryan White/EHE subrecipient contracts; the jail/Justice Center RFQ was approved to move forward.
The Shelby County Commission committees recorded the following notable committee outcomes on April 8, 2026. This list reflects items read into the record and committee tallies during the committee sessions.
- Shelby Farms Green Line change order (Wagner General Contractors): favorable recommendation (committee tally: Sugarman, Mills, Bradford — three yes) — action forwarded to full commission for consent calendar.
- Land Bank: sale of 31 county-owned delinquent-tax parcels totaling $117,318.75 (pursuant to T.C.A. §67-5-2507): favorable recommendation (four yes votes in committee).
- Notaries public appointments and several add-ons including a request for qualifications for state government relations consulting services: favorable recommendation (committee tally reported in record).
- Sheriff's Office: approved purchase of ammunition ($166,744.39) and ratified emergency fencing at Millington annex (~$59,956.30); multiple other emergency items were approved or deferred for further review as noted in committee minutes.
- Justice Center / Jail study RFQ (to hire third-party consultant for a conceptual study and site analysis): favorable recommendation (three yes, one abstain in committee).
- Health Department grants and contracts: APHA data grant ($125,000) and the opioid-abatement acceptance (total award $2,999,921 with $261,527 for FY26) received committee approval; multiple Ryan White / EHE subrecipient contracts were approved in committee (detailed contract amounts on file with the Health Department).
- Mobile Clinic: approval to purchase one 2025 Ford E-450 mobile clinic van (grant-funded, not to exceed $216,000) — favorable recommendation.
Where committee tallies were read into the record, they are reported above. For full vote records, roll-call tallies and attachments, consult the commission clerk's official minutes and the meeting docket.
